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Surgery Ventures, physician partners open Missouri surgery center

Real estate development company Hammes has recently completed the Surgery Center of Lee’s Summit (Mo.) on behalf of Surgery Ventures, powered by HCA Healthcare, and 16 physician partners. 

AdventHealth Colorado hospital's $300M expansion: 5 things to know

AdventHealth Parker in Colorado plans to add a patient tower as part of a $300 million expansion.

Illinois multispecialty group inks $18.6M deal with imaging vendor

Downers Grove, Ill.-based Duly Health and Care, one of the largest multispecialty groups in the Midwest, has finalized an $18.6 million deal with Visage Imaging, a radiology vendor. 

Cincinnati Children's $365M hospital expansion: 7 things to know

Cincinnati Children’s will more than double its inpatient capacity at its Liberty campus as part of a $365 million expansion project.

North Carolina system opens $260M hospital: 5 things to know

CaroMont Regional Medical Center—Belmont, a $260 million hospital in North Carolina, has opened.

Hospitals fall short evaluating AI biases, study suggests

Hospitals are more likely to assess artificial intelligence and predictive models for accuracy than for potential biases, according to a study published Jan. 6 in Health Affairs.

Mercy COO transitions role to focus on joint ventures

Shannon Sock, chief strategist and operating officer at St. Louis-based Mercy, is transitioning his role to focus on the system’s joint ventures and collaborations.

In first, Rhode Island physicians form union

Resident physicians and fellows at Providence-based Rhode Island Hospital, part of Brown University Health, formerly Lifespan, have voted to unionize.

Grandview Medical Center building $15M ASC

Birmingham, Ala.-based Grandview Medical Center has begun construction on a $15 million urology surgery center, according to a Jan. 7 report from the Birmingham Business Journal.

GLP-1s cut surgery complication risk in some patients: Study

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist drugs may reduce the risk of surgical complications in diabetic patients, according to a large new study.